Gukesh celebrates 19th birthday with a win in tie-break

D Gukesh turned 19 in faraway Stavanger, with a victory in tie-break against Fabiano Caruana in…

Different test and common goal for Humpy and Vaishali at Norway Chess

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Stavanger is a city in south-west Norway. Internet search shows it is known as…

Case of curious disparity in standards of men’s and women’s chess

By Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Chess is one sport where men and women can compete on an equal…

Vaishali bronze in world blitz chess caps phenomenal year for India

R Vaishali tried her best but came up second best in the semi-finals of the World…

Vaishali tops women’s blitz section on way to quarters

R Vaishali was the lone Indian left in contention after the first day of the World…

Global Chess League: Indians the cynosures in galaxy of stars

Friends House. The chess world will be tuned to this venue in central London from October…

High-flying India face super-strong USA in Round 9

Now comes the most challenging part. India have dominated the open section of the Chess Olympiad.…

The Chess Olympiad challenge will get tougher, but Indians have shown they can do it

It’s something to start a tournament as the favourites, and something else to live up to…

Dramatic win makes Gukesh sole leader with a round to go

Surprise comes in different forms. D Gukesh unfurled a deadly plan in the garb of pretending…

Win with black brings Gukesh back as joint-leader

“It’s probably more likely that he will have a bad event than a good event,” was…